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enAl-Qaida's No. 2 Leader Is Killed In U.S. Drone Strikehttp://ripr.org/post/al-qaidas-no-2-leader-killed-us-drone-strike
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Al-Qaida%27s+No.+2+Leader+Is+Killed+In+U.S.+Drone+Strike&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxODMzOTM1MDEyMTY4Mzc5OTliNTMwMg004)"/></div><p>Tue, 16 Jun 2015 09:07:00 +0000Alice Fordham52402 at http://ripr.orgRamadi, Iraq, Offensive Delays Efforts To Take Back Mosul http://ripr.org/post/ramadi-iraq-offensive-delays-efforts-take-back-mosul
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Ramadi%2C+Iraq%2C+Offensive+Delays+Efforts+To+Take+Back+Mosul+&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTYwMDQ1MDEzMzE1ODcyMjRmY2FlMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: <p>We heard from Scott that the fight against ISIS in Iraq is one of the big questions President Obama faced at the end of the G7 conference. It was June of last year when ISIS invaded Mosul.Mon, 08 Jun 2015 21:18:00 +0000Alice Fordham52049 at http://ripr.orgWith Syria's Army Losing Ground, A Boost From Hezbollah http://ripr.org/post/syrias-army-losing-ground-boost-hezbollah
The dirt roads on the border between Syria and Lebanon wind across a mountain range dotted with little wildflowers.<p>It's windswept and deserted except for a few hilltop outposts with clumps of gray tents, machine-gun nests and flags that fly the green and gold colors of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement.<p>These posts are new.Sun, 24 May 2015 11:31:00 +0000Alice Fordham51348 at http://ripr.orgWith Syria's Army Losing Ground, A Boost From Hezbollah A Wedding And A Challenge: Lebanese Couples Fight For Civil Marriagehttp://ripr.org/post/wedding-and-challenge-lebanese-couples-fight-civil-marriage
Like lots of young married couples, Kholoud Succariyeh and Nidal Darwish love to show their wedding video. They go all misty-eyed remembering that day two years ago.<p>"Very beautiful," says Succariyeh. "Everything is nice."<p>Their wedding was special, not only as a personal milestone for the couple. It was a political milestone, as well.<p>Darwish says their union was a challenge to the state: It was Lebanon's first civil marriage.<p>No one ever said marriage was easy, but in Lebanon, it's even harder.Fri, 22 May 2015 13:33:00 +0000Alice Fordham51288 at http://ripr.orgA Wedding And A Challenge: Lebanese Couples Fight For Civil MarriageAfter A Big Victory For ISIS, Iraqi Forces Look To Regroup http://ripr.org/post/after-big-victory-isis-iraqi-forces-look-regroup
The black flag of the self-proclaimed Islamic State is flying over the Iraqi city of Ramadi after government forces collapsed and the extremists seized control over the weekend.<p>Thousands of civilians have fled Ramadi and those left behind face a chaotic situation.<p>"No food, no fuel, no electricity. It's very difficult there," says Sheikh Hekmat Suleiman, an adviser to the governor of Anbar Province.Tue, 19 May 2015 22:47:00 +0000Alice Fordham51135 at http://ripr.orgAfter A Big Victory For ISIS, Iraqi Forces Look To Regroup